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[CH3A] - Discovering The Fountain of Youth
blackdeathgr posted a topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
After the agents of the Crown and the much esteemed Oleander cartographers pinpointed the "almost exact" location of the Fountain of Youth according to the rumors already in circulation, an expedition from the already bustling city of Belson took off in order for the Fountain of Youth to be found for the glory of our mighty nation! Preparations were assigned to Hugo D' Offren, an officer of the Crown that had proved its value more than once on these rough lands across this hostile ocean that had already claimed many ships and sailors. Sadly for Hugo, the leadership of this expedition was assigned to an Oleander noble (obviously due to his closer family ties with the King), freshly arrived from the mainland. Ooh, how infuriating that was for Hugo, especially now that he had already established his name and capabilities at New Terra Islands... And so the expedition reached this underwater grotto that their big ships couldn't navigate in. Three rowboats were downed at the sea with their crew hand picked. One rowboat full of marines was to guard the entrance of this grotto from the cliff above, just in case... But obviously they had their fair share of action as well... ...while the rest were about to proceed inside. Hearty, muscular sailors started to row and navigate around shallow reefs with underwater eyes always fixed on them... And when the light was about to abandon them, they gasped in amazement... The cave they reached was glittering with something like gold dust in the air (later on, due to an Eslandolan invention called magnifying glass, they found out they were really small fireflies), it smelled strangely pleasing and above all... it was teeming with plants and vines! How could that be??? What we used to learn at our academies back home, was that plants couldn't survive without sunlight. Yet this underwater cave was full of glorious plants and vines! That must sure be the work of this small but deep pond in the middle of the cave... We had just discovered... The Fountain of Youth!!! What is not told at this story is that many years later, scientists found out that the water in the pond was not miraculous at all. It contained some forms of bacteria along with some sulfur that nourished the skin and made it look younger. But until then, we will let our protagonists be happy that they achieved immortality C&C always welcome! As always, a big thank you to Mpyromaxos for his lovely photographing and photo-editing capabilities! Also inspiration came from the always great Sid Meier (photo below), from Disney's PoTC and from the countless documentaries, books and stories i have read about the fascinating Age of Sails. -
Expedition into the Mangrove This is my Challenge I category B entry. Gideon de Bothnia is leading an Oleander expedition to a newly discovered island, with a small detachment of marines sent by his brother Alexandre who is a high ranking officer in the Oleander fleet. In the great push for exploration, most people don't seem to mind if the national resources of the navy are "borrowed" by entrepreneurs who are trying to make personal gains from the exploration. After all, it's all for the glory of Oleon! Much of the shores of the new island is covered with thick mangrove, but finally they have found a gap in the mangrove where during the low tide they are able to land with one of the smaller ship’s boats. Now they can make their first footsteps on this virgin soil, but now the members of the expedition anxiously wonder if they are the first to land on this island or if someone has come here before them? More pictures: For those of you interested in how I shot this, here is another "behind the scenes" shot. This time I tried to play a bit with off camera lighting with my old Olympus FL-50R and a cheap umbrella setup I bought a while ago.
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...And so the search party has begun entering the deep jungle of Ile de Tyche in search of the Pirate Lord's hidden gold mine... This MOC was created to advance the campaign of Oleon at Ile de Tyche (formerly known as "The Trap"), in search of the Pirate Lord's hidden gold mine. CC welcomed as always! Stumbling and falling our men press forward with the help of a scout and the adamant resolve of Hugo D' Offren. Always guarding Hugo, Tom "Juggernaught" Jones with his dual "cannons". Font free photo (i havent decided if the blue baseplate helps as font or not) As always, thanks for watching!
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Hey folks, This creation was finished in 2012, among with the rest of my fleet of 8 vessels. 6 of these ships have been built in parallel using some exciting new techniques that I boldly labelled "nextgen" as it took build quality to a whole new level. Essential features are a innovative hull technique (that essentially show I could have done it without prefabs, retaining only the lower parts), complete accessible interior, and drastically improved sails and rigging. For some reasons I never posted any of these ships, so tonight I just took my smartphone and made a start. Concorde is a 32-gun Frigate which was modelled after French ships from roughly 1760-1780. The colour scheme, sail plan and size and gun count are roughly historically accurate. However, she still offers herself to all kinds of play and postures, because I believe a Lego creation should be good for more than just first looks. Enjoy!
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Hello together, I am a big Bluecoat fan since christmas 1989 and I am very glad about their return. I have a relativly big army of blue and redcoats at home. The new wave gives me a problem. What is that for a guy? We have a Governor and a cooler fighting daughter: We have a officer with a golden epaulette: an Admiral or Captain: and the normal soldier with white epaulettes: I really don´t know what the hatless guy with white epaulette shall be. If he was a officer, he would have a golden epaulette. A normal soldier would have a hat and backpack. What is he a disciplinless soldier ? A new rank like a corporal ? Or is the like the admiral a shipless sailer? What do you think and how are you going to use the fig?
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Hello, now, it is time to present a fortress on an island that is inspired by 6265 "Sabre Island": And I am very happy to do so: As you may recall, the Sabre Island set as a blue coat rowing towards the island. My island version is slightly bigger... There is a brave guard awaiting the boat: Aerial view (not historically correct ) On one side of the island we find a waterfall (through which you get into the inside of the rock) On the other side there is a cave (with a secret door that this unlucky guy obviously did not find) The different levels of fortress and rock are accessible .. and everything is modular: (The monkey will come in later) The white background makes it easier to spot a few things: I hope you like this island fortress - and I am looking forward to comments and questions!
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[pid][/pid] 156C Hi Here, I present to you Bluecoats Ship l’Hermes, the fastest ship on the seven seas. She’s a Sebeus’ Zephyr-class brig. Here’s a story. Sebeus I, the Pirate once worked for the Bluecoats, but eventually his pirate nature won. Bluecoats couldn’t stand the fact, that they lost Zephyr, the fastest ship that ever was. So they decided to build something even faster. They took Zephyr’s plans and they improved it (at least they thought so). They changed bow, stern, masts etc, leaving only broadsides untouched, as they found it perfect. So here it is: Hermes, owner of winged sandals and winged cap, messenger of the gods, god of commerce, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, and border crossings, guide to the Underworld. Hermes is a brig built on a small prefab hull with two midsections. Small hull is pretty narrow, but that makes ship very fast with these big machine-sewn pvc-fabric sails. I built the sides using Sebeus’ “simplified tumblehome” technique. Not-so-simple, you know Lifeboat can be lowered down. I’ve never seen this kind of solution before, so I guess I’m the first one to build it (or not?). Notice the stern, I’m pretty proud of it. I’ve made all of lines by myself, using flax (linen) thread, as I couldn’t get hemp-made one (you know why), like those used on real tallships in the sail-age. But it looks similar I think, besides you can’t get high with flax other way than just climbing. Hermes has an interior and a captain’s cabin as well. It’s rather tight, but its fully accessible and it’s probably first one built on a SMALL hull (is it?). Only issue is that plume must be taken off the hat before closing roof. On the left: bluecoat infantry. They are to help musketeers - famous Cocteau Twins (in front of a picture) in their secret mission ordered by Roi-Soleil himself. On the right you can see marines commanded by Admiral Jean Marie Baptiste Louis Francois Brickeur Comte de Stud. There are no sailors on the picture because they actually took this photo. Admiral Jean Marie Baptiste Louis Francois Brickeur Comte de Stud followed by his personal cook inspects his marines (I believe the name of the one with a moustache is Rene Artois). Hermes set sails to set off on the secret mission. So, Noble Seawolfs, give some of your C&C’s to obedient servant of yours. At your service! mrsniady1
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[pid][/pid] 250A Report 1236634.5 Dear historians,I am writing to you in this old dead language because I am in Port Royal, right before the battle witch influance the history of the world in the next centuries will start.It is not easy to write in this language, but I think it suits well to that time and area.At first I want to show you Port Royal before the battle. Here you can the the port itself, it is build to be a save bay for all merchants and the imperial fleet. It would be very difficult to attack the harbor directly. You see the imperial tradingpost 6265 Sabre Island, 6266 Canon Cove, 6244 Armada Sentry Imperial Trading Post 6277, Imperial Outpost 6263, 6276 Eldorado Fortress and hidden the 6259 Broadsides Brig 6242 Soldiers-Fort, 6267 Lagoon Lock-Up A few days before today, the bluscodes conquered the 6271 Imperial Flagship. 6274 Cari. Clipper is also damaged in harbor. This is a part of the city, with 4183 the Mill and 4193 Escape from London and 6259 Broadsides Brig This is the market, and on the other side of the street are a few houses. Look, a bad pirate is kidnapping the girl on the balcony Look, we are lucky to see the famous Capt. Roger Redbeard while buying a map. Thats the backside of the Towngate of Port Royal Ohhh, the battle just began!!! Governor Broadeside has his headquater for the battle on the top of the towngate. The Admiral of the Redcoats are in the back of his armee near to 1872 Imperial Guard Camp and 6247 Bounty Boat Thats a overview of the beginning battle. bluecoats are organized in several regiments, the Red.... the white, the yellow and the guards of the Governor (under the flag of the crossing sabre) The Reds have 4 regiments, too. Here the Yellow. The red regiment. We see here the first exciting action of the battle. The Redcoats broken the lines of the yellow regiment of the bluecoats at the westside of the battleground. The blue regiment of the redcoats have done a great job and they have a target. They try to enter the strategicly important 1795 Imperial Cananon, but look the Guards of the Governor is entering the westside of the battlegroung to defeat the Imperial Cannon and rescue the yellow regiment. The allied of the Redcotas, the Armada, is attacking at the weakpoint of the bluecoats as well. In the meanwhile the Cannonball and the 10210 Imperial Flagship is fighting near to the cost. Armada Flagship is also fireing, but it is in troubble itself.... because it is under fire of 6245 Harbor Sentry How will tghe battle end? The person who find the writer of the report can decide :) In action: 16 Civialian 5 Pirates 2 Islander 1 "hidden reporter" Blecoats: 13 Bluecoat marines 1 Harbor sentry officer 1 Broadside 5 Officers 136 Soldiers 20 New Blucoat Soldiers 1 New Bluecoat Officer Redcoats: 1 Governor 1 Admiral 4 2009er Officers 3 old Officers 58 2009er Soldiers 68 old Soldiers Armada:1 Conquistador 2 Admirals 2 Officers 13 Soldiers
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Voting for the first round of the Third Redcoats vs. Bluecoats Tournament of Retribution is now open. The top 5 vote getters from each side (Redcoat and Bluecoat) will advance to the final "Prize" round of the Tournament. You have (5) points (5 for Bluecoats AND 5 for Redcoats) and you can award them amongst the entries as you please but cannot vote for yourself. Just name the participants and the number of votes you give. Further discussion can be held in the Rules Thread. Each entry's title is a link to the full comic, so please have a read and get ready to laugh! Voting for the first round will conclude on February, 16th so be sure to vote for those you want to see compete in the final round! Not every member has made 2 entries. This is something to take in mind while voting, but you can still give all 5 points to a participant with 1 entry. Also, don't vote just for the best quality images. Fun and humiliation are also very important! 1. Yawgmoth The Curse of the Red Hat 2. Sebeus I The dramatic sculpture incident & Embarassing redcoats 3. The Inventor Hot Spring Trip & Know your Enemy 4. Hjmediastudios The Redcoat Song 5. Grimmbeard How to make a Redcoat Pie & Redcoat Fishing! 6. Frank Brick Wright Metamorphosis & Pirate School 7. Esurient The Night before the Wedding & Redcoats' Dirty Big Secret 8. Ecclesiastes Voodoo & Let's play cards! 9. Deathdog A Sea Story 10. Cara The Statues of Autumn Island & Taking out the Redcoat Trash 11. Brig. Brick Redcoat Roast & 7 Seas Curse 12. Antonio The "Living" Truth & Survivale
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Here is my official entry for Round 2 Good luck to everyone! Enjoy! In case you missed my Round 1 Entry: The Night Before The Wedding
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Here is my next Entry for the ToR III. A Harder Path
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Here is my entry for the Community Build: Pure Victory Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned... -
It's great to see that so many of you have cast their votes! And now it's time to present you the participants that made it to the THIRD AND FINAL ROUND which will start on February, 23rd, and which will be closed on the 16th of March. This round will not have any theme, so you're completely free to make whatever story you like. Bluecoats: Brig. Brick Esurient Frank Brick Wright Grimmbeard The Inventor Sebeus I Redcoats: Blackar MstrOfPppts Purpearljellyblob Skalldyr ZCerberus dr_spock Congratulations to you all, and good luck in the final round! May the best soldier win!
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Here's my long - awaited entry! . Without further adieu, I give you And that Kids, is how we Beat those Redcoats And that's it! C&C appreciated. This was a fun Tournament, thanks to Admiral Croissant, Captain Red Hat, Captain Blackmoor, Zcerberus, and everyone else that made this happen . Thanks to the Bluecoat team, we did (and are still doing) great. Happy Retributing! -
Well, here is my final round 3 entry. A bit late and rushed, but well I didn't have any time the last couple of weeks. But I still hope you'll enjoy it. C&C welcome the Inventor
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My final entry for TORIII Round 3! Good luck everyone and enjoy! Credits to: Commander Red Hat, Purpearljellyblob, Admiral Croissant, Kabel, Cara, Frank Brick Wright, Mazin, Captain Blackmoor, Antonio, Brickington, Scorpiox, Dr_Spock, Skalldyr, Efullner, Blackar, Duck. Thanks guys for starring in my comic. May the best Bluecoat win!
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Hi guys. So I didn't make it with my entries, but I have just finished my story I'have worked on for w while and that I want to share with You - it depicts what happend with Rifleman Mazin since his visit at the Headhunter's office It's rather long to... but hopefully You're gonna get to the end and enjoy it... This is the first part and I'll be editing material for 2 more parts. Regards! EDIT: Part 2 is out there to see already Check http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103169 for the second episode: "First Assignment" ! --------- Check other episodes under these links: ToW Part 2: First Assignment http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103169
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[pid][/pid] Here is my entry Please excuse for poor image quality. Enjoy!
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[pid][/pid] Lets add insult to lots of injury...
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[pid][/pid] So here is my Comic. A bit late, but better late then never. I had not much time because I was staing in Hamburg for New Year and was back home 03.01. I hope you enjoy it even it is not perfect. A Bloody Help .
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Greetings! Finally finished my Bluecoat frigate. Don't have a name yet - that's proving to be difficult to settle on, but I have some ideas. I based her on plans and paintings of French frigates from the mid-18th Century, and the build owes a LOT to the "Build A Frigate" tutorial, as well as quite a few gorgeous ships I've seen posted on this site, so thanks to everyone who posted pictures of your ships! Here is the overview. The ship is about 66cm tall and 87cm long, and is the largest ship I've built. Fully Rigged Ship, Three Masts 20B The figurehead is a little dull. I haven't settled on a name for the ship yet, so the figurehead probably will be changing. 2nd Battalion of Bluecoat Marines. The ship's launch. A Bluecoat infantry officer hitching a ride. The capstan does not work, but I'll probably change that soon. I kinda like the way the masts turned out, but even with reinforcing inside of them, they are way too fragile for the ship to be played with. Since my goal is always playability, I'll probably change the masts soon. I do enjoy making custom flags. Come on, now - I'm not the only ship builder here who likes croissants. It was not easy to get the tumblehome to line up with the part of the cabin that juts out, but I like the way it turned out. I really like the way the outside of the captain's cabin came together. I tried quite a few different looks before I finally found one I liked. And of course you know I'm going to have a binnacle. I love binnacles, but I don't like trying to build them. Deck comes off to expose the captain's cabin. Brunch is served. I wanted to do a tiled pattern for the cabin floor, but did not have enough pieces, so hardwood it is! I kind of like the way it looks. I might also change the ship's wheel. This one is okay, but I can do better. I don't think the ship's cook is as French as he claimed on his résumé. The ship's bell again - it was a little challenge to build it with a clapper, but I like the way it turned out. I haven't made the sails yet. I'm going to wait until I know whether or not I'm going to redesign the top masts, and I'm also going to make all the sails for all my ships at once. Thanks for looking! ~ Plaid Beard
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Hello guys, here you have my first moc: As it is my first moc,and I don't have a lot of bricks,I hope that it will be increased soon... Here another picture with a Carribean Clipper (wich I swaped for 20 pokemon cards ):
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Hi guys! So it's been almost two years... no... damn... it's been two years since TOR III and I've just realized that I still have some comics that I've made back then but I didn't have time to edit... so I've recently sat again to finish them, and here You have an another episode complete. The story of Mazin and his brave "Marauders" will continue, as I have more of them coming. So please sit back, relax and enjoy the show Leave Your comment whether You like it or not. O! And for those who would like to start with the first Episode here is a link for Ya! http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=81088 --------- Check other episodes under these links: ToW Part 1: Code of Uniform http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=81088
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Economist, Kolonialbeamter and myself would like to find out: Which one is the better bluecoat officer? 1) Officer with tricorne: 2) Officer with hair: Let us know!
